It was, and from the promo, it looks like the next one will be as well. I think they figured out they were taking the fun out of the show, and made a course correction.

I was wanting to watch it, but then we went into alternate universe world, and I couldn't take it. Maybe next week.

For those who get MHZ, Sebastian Bergman has to be the most repulsive lead on a detective series ever. Not the most evil, but awful and selfish in a petty, spiteful, way. For example, this is a guy who picks up women for one night stands by making an emotional connection and then never calls again. And goes to group therapy sessions to pick up vulnerable women. (In case I did not mention Swedish series.)

For all the Nordic countries are supposed to be highly civilized, they sure turn out some weird popular entertainment.

BTW, I liked the alternate universe aspect. "Castle" works best with craziness and a light touch. "I ran out on our wedding, then had my memory medically altered, but I'm sure I had a good reason - trust me." is too dark as a continuing theme. I get the feeling Show is going to say from now no, "we are all forgetting that ever happened, and we hope the audience will too."

It was the au thing after the memory thing that put me off. The au thing as part of a scenario where he was trying to decide if he should propose would be good. I've been rewatching the early seasons, so an AU of those days could be fun.

Especially when it is clear that the memory thing was his choice. I don't think there is anything that could make that OK under than finding it was *not* his choice. If they are not going to do that that, then AU is as good a way as any to get to "Pttooey, we will never speak of it again."

I loved the AU stuff, especially his re-bonding with Alexis, and that he'd written an Infinite Jest type novel (that ended up being crap) and especially when coming back he told his mother to go for the role she was going to audition for.

No real AUs may need to have applied; it might have just been in his head. I liked a lot.

Yep, but I like to believe (within the fictional universe of Castle) that it was a real AU. That may in part be because Robert Silverberg's "Beyond the Gate of the Worlds" was the first science fiction novel I read.

"I ran out on our wedding, then had my memory medically altered, but I'm sure I had a good reason - trust me."

I don't think it's fair to say he ran out on the wedding. He was run off the road and dragged from his car. I'm sure he made choices after that (including losing the memories), but the initial disappearance wasn't one of them.